Hazel-Rah
Hazel-Rah t1_j6jn1q4 wrote
Reply to comment by Joe-Schmeaux in Ukraine plans $550 million drone investment in 2023 - defense minister by MijTinmol
The majority of the drones that are being used right now are off the shelf DJI drones under 2k.
Domestic production wise, their heavy lift drones cost 20k, and they've started to churn out what are effectively DIY FPV racing drones with RPG warheads strapped to the bottom, and running them into tanks and APCs, cost of those likely being under 1k.
Hazel-Rah t1_jcbro8r wrote
Reply to comment by wombatlegs in Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out? by foodtower
Radon decays with alpha particles, which are just bare helium nuclei, two neutrons and two protons
So the electrons will tend to stay with the new Po-218 atom, giving it a nice -2 charge, which will encourage it to attach itself to whatever random dust it passes by.
Once the alpha particle slows down, it will pick up some electrons from somewhere eventually too.